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1. 23 Sep 2026 XREG-010 Overheating Flyback Diode Fix The V9 flyback diode runs past its 150C limit at the extremes of the advertised specs. How it was measured inside the enclosure, and the graphite sticker that should fix it.
2. 13 Sep 2026 Will it pay? What one regulator costs, what the economics of selling it look like, and X Engineering's sales plan.
3. 8 Sep 2026 Why isn’t it charging? An alternator regulator runs a dozen limits at once and the output is the lowest of them. Working correctly and broken look identical from outside — unless the regulator says which limit is binding.
4. 1 Sep 2026 Alternator Regulator Product Comparison Matrix XREG-010, ARCO Zeus, Wakespeed WS500 Pro, Balmar MC-618-H and ElectroMaax E-Maax Pro X, line by line, priced as complete systems.
5. 31 Aug 2026 Is the XREG-010 too complex? More capability doesn’t have to mean more dependency. A justification for a highly engineered alternator regulator.
6. 29 Aug 2026 The Modern Regulator Automotive lessons, marine control, and what comes next for alternators.
7. 26 Aug 2026 What it cost to engineer a marine alternator regulator A transparent ledger, and some cool AI data
8. 25 Aug 2026 A Strava, for boats Twelve criteria for an open marine data network.